There
have been several online surveys launched in recent months that
indicate snack food products are very popular in the United States. Some
of the states that have the highest levels of snack food consumption
are Ohio, Texas, South Carolina and Georgia.
According to several of
these surveys, one of the most popular snack foods in the U. S. today is
potato chips. I definitely believe this because I am somewhat of a
potato chip addict myself. There have actually been times when I have
eaten a whole bag of potato chips all by myself.
The surveys also revealed
the current most popular potato chip brands. On most surveys the number
one brand was Lay's potato chips. Just like its commercial says, it’s
hard to eat just one. Currently, Lay’s accounts for 38% of the U. S.
potato chip market.
Aside from tasting so
good, another reason I think that Lay's is such a popular potato chip
brand is because there are so many flavors to choose from. Back about
twenty years ago the only choices consumers had to choose from were
original and barbeque flavor. Today consumers can choose from a much
wider variety of flavors such as cheddar and sour cream, deli style,
salt & vinegar, cooked jalapeno, and mesquite flavored chips.
Another popular snack
food in the United States is candy bars. Based on several online
surveys, over 80% of today's population eats some type of candy bar at
least once a week. I guess this means that a lot of people need to get a
daily or weekly sugar fix. The top three selling candy bars today are
Snickers, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Kit Kat. People like Snickers
because it contains three very popular ingredients -- chocolate, peanuts
and caramel. Then you have a lot of people who love Reese's Peanut
Butter Cups because it contains their two favorite ingredients chocolate
and peanut butter. One of the interesting ways some people like to
store their Reese's cups is by putting them in the freezer so they can
get hard and frozen. When it comes to Kit Kat, most people like them
because of the milk chocolate on the outside and the sweet crunch on the
inside. I think it is amazing that all these candy bars have remained
so popular after so
many years.
Another popular U. S.
snack food is ice cream. The only people who don't like ice cream
(according to several surveys) are those who are lactose intolerant.
According to survey results, the top three popular ice cream flavors are
vanilla, strawberry and chocolate. These top three flavors are followed
by butter pecan, banana split and mint chocolate chip.
All these surveys confirm that most Americans today truly love snack foods.
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